Corruption in the Gulf is More than in Yemen

Posted by al-Ghariba

We know about the corruption in the Yemen Government, and it being one of the potent fuels for the current uprising and the long existant poverty, so I don't want to spend time illustrating this fact further.

Corruption in Yemen is largely a result of abuse of power and the poverty bought about by these abuses, however the corruption in the Gulf spans a wider range of themes not so evident in Yemen.

Corruption in Gulf governments is present, but the fraud and misappropriation is not so visible because they are so rich and their populations so small that the people do not feel the effects of this corruption because their lives are relatively easy and comfortable. The fraud is wrapped in an immaculately starched white kandoora.

All the governments in the Muslim lands have elements of the same corruption, including special positions for family members despite their qualifications or lack thereof, bribery, collaborating with the enemies of Allah, diluting Islam, handing over Muslims to the Taghut and logistic assistance in renditions of Muslims for torture and interrogation.

Human rights of foreign workers, particularly labourers who work long hours in dangerous conditions for meagre salaries. Some paid the equivalent of two years salary to get into the Gulf in the first place. Their is no serious government regulation to assure work rights of the labourers.The development of the Gulf depends a lot on this cheap labour. May the buildings by swallowed by the sand.

Lack of rights for foreign workers is not limited only to labourers, it also affects professionals who more often than would be expected find themselves in court and or jail with no evidence against them. It could be something as simple as personal dislike for a citizen for that foreigner.

Islamic issues are one of the biggest areas of corruption in the Gulf. The region has opened its doors to foreign non-Muslim workers who bring with them their kufr, haram cultural practices and lower moral standards. You now see alcohol easily availale, pop music blaring in public areas, nightclubs, mixed gatherings, inappropriately dressed men and women and unlawful sexual relationships.

One of the reasons behind allowing alcohol (as explained to me by a Gulf citizen) is that alcohol is part of the non-Muslism's culture and we don't want to deprive them from their culture. I think it would be more accurate to say that the government enjoys the 150-250% tax on alcohol sales.

Extremes of sudden wealth have created an ultra-consumershopping culture and culture of waste without thought.

So, yes corruption inYemen is high, but mainly in areas of authority, of which the people are now in revolt. We can get rid of a corrupt government, but if the corruptions reaches the hearts ofthe people and corruption in social affairs increases, this will be much more difficult to root out and nothing will help them except a return to Islamic values.

My verdict: the Gulf is more corrupt than Yemen.